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I caught up with Streets of Laredo’s Daniel Gibson, who was in Laurel Canyon recharging on a rare day off from the band’s brutal tour schedule. The Brooklyn-by-way-of-New Zealand indie folk-rock band was founded by brothers Daniel and Dave, along with Dave’s wife Sarahjane. In New Zealand, the brothers had been touring in bands which had…

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I finally had the opportunity to go to a show at The Stone Fox. I’d heard good things about the venue; the band I manage had played several shows there, but I’d never been able to go for some reason. Excited, I packed up my camera and headed on over to West Nashville to enjoy…

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It was a dark and stormy night…the Cannery Ballroom/Mercy Lounge/High Watt complex was bursting at the seams with two, if not three sold out shows, and I’m pretty sure I ended up parking in the next county over. I was late for my interview with Hugh Bob & The Hustle, so I sent an apologetic text…

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Hugh Robert Masterson (a.k.a. Hugh Bob) was born thirteen minutes after his twin brother, much to his mother’s surprise (she didn’t know she was having twins). He grew up on a small farm in a tiny map dot called Butternut, Wisconsin, population 372. He and his siblings had livestock for pets, like the pig they named…

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ONCE UPON A TIME… …I went to a show to see an up-and-coming new band I had a crush on called Imagine Dragons play the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville; the opener that evening was a foursome called Dinner and a Suit, and they made quite an impression on me. Two years later, and much to my…

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Y’ALL. I just heard this new song by a (new to me) band called Panic Is Perfect…the song is called “Go Go Go,” and you should go go go here (see what I did there?) and download it. FOR FREE: Home I seriously can’t stop listening to this song. Give it a whirl and…

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The Soft White Sixties illuminated Nashville on October 17th, and I was so excited to finally see the light! I’d had the pleasure (and I do mean pleasure, they are extremely affable fellows) of Google-chatting with Aaron Eisenberg (guitar/keys) and Octavio Genera (vocals/guitar) back in May, and when I found out they were making their way…

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If you read this blog regularly (and if you don’t, why not???) y’all know I love Colony House…I caught their sold-out (and brilliant) show with Knox Hamilton in Charlotte, NC on October 18th, and thought I would share some pictures with you from the evening. Enjoy! Want to see more? Go to East of 8th’s Facebook…

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Indiana-based folk-pop duo Lily & Madeleine will be performing in the Music City TOMORROW NIGHT! They were hanging out in Nashville the other day and I had the chance to chat with them about their new LP Fumes and their tour; Lily & Madeleine may seem like delicate flowers, but I can assure you, these ladies are no shrinking…

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I had the chance to go to Bridgestone Area to photograph the post-hardcore band Chiodos, promoting their recently-released album Devil, appearing with A Day To Remember on their recent “Parks and Devastation Tour.” I knew I was in for an adventure as soon as I said yes. I got to the arena, walked into the lounge…